This email is vague and has very little information. But the subject line of Remittance advice and the vague information is designed to entice the recipient into opening the attachment. The company Bagpoly is a company run out of India but it is possible the malicious actor is spoofing the company email address to add […]
Read moreThis has a PayPal logo and appears to be from the PayPal billing department thanking the recipient for their recent purchase. This tactic is used to entice the recipient to call the phone number to ensure the money isn’t taken out of their account. See the graphic below for the red flags in the email.
Read moreThis message is not from Microsoft.com and clicking on the link could download malicious code to your computer of device. Always hover over links to see where the link is pointing.
Read moreThis one keeps coming up and it is so dangerous, it needs to be put at the top of the list. This is an attempt to steal credentials from the recipient. They use “password expiring soon” to provoke a sense of urgency, hoping the sense of urgency will inspire the recipient to act without thinking […]
Read moreThese emails have two malicious intents. In some cases, the PDF has malicious code designed to download a virus to the recipient’s computer or device. The virus then sends the same email to everyone in the Global Address List (GAL), so others will think the email came from someone inside the university, adding legitimacy. It […]
Read moreThis email looks like it came from a member of our organization, but a scammer is using the name in an attempt to trick people into replying back. It seems harmless enough, but just replying back can tell the scammer they have the email address of someone who can be scammed. If I were to […]
Read moreThis email is not legitimate. There are 4 red flags. If you receive an email similar to this, delete it. The From field shows Xerox but the email address after it is not a xerox.com account. The email is coming from a domain that gives away accounts like gmail.com or yahoo.com, not a company’s domain […]
Read moreThis is an example of Spear Phishing. The scammers know Dr. Henrich is the president of the university and having his name in the message might persuade people to click the Open button without really thinking it through. The email address it came from has nothing to do with our university and was probably a […]
Read moreThis email is designed to trick a person into clicking the View Messages link. It initially looks like it came from Microsoft but the email above the banner, “*EXTERNAL EMAIL*” shows the actual email address is from a domain named shapeways.com. Hovering over the “View messages” button shows it will not take the clicker to […]
Read moreThis email is fraudulent. Hovering over the link shows the site is coleigiolittlecollege.cl. This is either going to be a phish or will download a virus to the computer. If you receive an email similar to this, delete it. Employee performance review email notifications for UT Health SA will come from UT Health Human Resources. […]
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